This website is an excellent resource for all stakeholders compelled to teach each student the “Netsmartz” required to stay safe in today’s technologically oriented society. Its highly visual layout makes the website appealing as well as user-friendly. Interactive and straightforward organized tabs allow each stakeholder to quickly access the information most relevant to them. The website offers a plethora of relevant, engaging and professionally produced educational multimedia resources, such as: videos, presentations, handouts and games. Each resource is geared to the specific needs of its target audience. Additionally, aside from ordering teaching materials, the user has the option to download some resources instantaneously for immediate implementation. Of special interest for educators is that the available actvity cards, are aligned with Health/Technology and Language Arts standards of the indidivual subject frameworks. In addition, the website offers "resource implementation guides" along with the teaching materials.Attached is a sample video
http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/children/internet.html
This website offers a multitude of educator resources around the issue of internet safety. Beneficial features include webinar tabs, appropriately organized by grade levels that teachers can access immediately. Each of these tabs includes another excellent asembly of website links and resources beneficial for lesson planning and teaching. Another great resource are the tools for parental education/involvement materials.
http://staysafeonline.org/teach-online-safety/
This website is also an invaluable website for the educator concerned with cybersafety education in the classroom. It offeres access to lesson plans and other teaching resouces for all educational levels. Teachers have the option to print out posters and have access to a variety of highly informational, engaging and motivating videos. Attached is an example video.
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators This website provides media and technology resources for educators. The topics cove the classroom materials and teaching, free parent education material, professional development, research findings. There is an opportunity to connect to join the blog to discuss the issues.
This website provides several lesson plans regarding choosing reliable sources and citations. The website makes many references to BrainPoP, an educational website. BrainPoP is a subscription based website!
This article argues that teachers and administrators should embrace the use of social media in the classroom. The benefits outweigh the risks and students are able to be engaged using tools that they already know how to use. Instances of how social media is being used successfully with impressive results are detailed in the article.
http://www.netsmartz.org/educators
This website is an excellent resource for all stakeholders compelled to teach each student the “Netsmartz” required to stay safe in today’s technologically oriented society. Its highly visual layout makes the website appealing as well as user-friendly. Interactive and straightforward organized tabs allow each stakeholder to quickly access the information most relevant to them. The website offers a plethora of relevant, engaging and professionally produced educational multimedia resources, such as: videos, presentations, handouts and games. Each resource is geared to the specific needs of its target audience. Additionally, aside from ordering teaching materials, the user has the option to download some resources instantaneously for immediate implementation. Of special interest for educators is that the available actvity cards, are aligned with Health/Technology and Language Arts standards of the indidivual subject frameworks. In addition, the website offers "resource implementation guides" along with the teaching materials.Attached is a sample video
http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/children/internet.html
This website offers a multitude of educator resources around the issue of internet safety. Beneficial features include webinar tabs, appropriately organized by grade levels that teachers can access immediately. Each of these tabs includes another excellent asembly of website links and resources beneficial for lesson planning and teaching. Another great resource are the tools for parental education/involvement materials.
http://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/cyberbullying/for_kidsandteens.html
Is another extension of the website above. Here the dedicated educator can schedule classroom training, provides access to cybersafety presentations and to lesson materials.
http://staysafeonline.org/teach-online-safety/
This website is also an invaluable website for the educator concerned with cybersafety education in the classroom. It offeres access to lesson plans and other teaching resouces for all educational levels. Teachers have the option to print out posters and have access to a variety of highly informational, engaging and motivating videos. Attached is an example video.
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators This website provides media and technology resources for educators. The topics cove the classroom materials and teaching, free parent education material, professional development, research findings. There is an opportunity to connect to join the blog to discuss the issues.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2010/11/reliable-sources-and-citations
This website provides several lesson plans regarding choosing reliable sources and citations. The website makes many references to BrainPoP, an educational website. BrainPoP is a subscription based website!
The Case for Social Media in Schools
This article argues that teachers and administrators should embrace the use of social media in the classroom. The benefits outweigh the risks and students are able to be engaged using tools that they already know how to use. Instances of how social media is being used successfully with impressive results are detailed in the article.REFERENCES:
You-Tube Videos
Stop. Think. Connect. Stay Safe Online http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhV93zG8xlA
Terrible Text http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqzjMdXVCAs
Websites
Common Sense Media http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan http://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/cyberbullying/for_educators.html
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - Netsmartz http://www.netsmartz.org/Educators
Scholastic http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2010/11/reliable-sources-and-citations
StaySafeOnline.org
Cybersafety in action. Great article and teacher guides on teaching cybersafety and cyberethics.
http://qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/6064